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Brigada Today
14 Mar 2008
In this issue...
- WHY IS BRIGADA TODAY DATED IN THE PAST?
- HOW DOES GOOGLE DO IT? CHECK OUT THE NEW "JOTSPOTS"
- TEACH IN KAZAKHSTAN
- ESL: LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
- TEACHERS/STAFF NEEDED AT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN MALAYSIA
- ISM FOR RETIRING OR RETURNING MISSIONARIES TO N.A.
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE ACADEMY
- ACMC IS GOING STRONG
- CATCH THE LATEST ON STORY-TELLING
- COSIM CONFERENCE: "BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK"
- WITH A GRATEFUL HEART
- CELEBRATE CONNECTEDNESS
- THE BACKPAGE: VIDEO-MAIL MADE EASY... AND MORE PERSONAL
- CLOSING STUFF
- WHY IS BRIGADA TODAY DATED IN THE PAST? -- Long-time Brigada Today
partners will be able to answer the question: We have this... this...
*thing* about not wanting to leave out a single edition. And although it
might sometimes seem *hopeless, we *will* catch up!!! So, thanks for
putting up with the weird dates. :-)
- HOW DOES GOOGLE DO IT? CHECK OUT THE NEW "JOTSPOTS" -- Need an online
meeting point, but can't afford to register your own domain right now?
Coaching your kids' basketball team while you're serving in some city
abroad and wish you had the time and inclination to learn to give the
team a web presence? Fear the web no more. I've been following Google's
"Jotspots" for some time now, hoping they would develop into something
bigger and even easier... and guess what: They have! See them rebirthed
at:
http://sites.google.com
Find the Google Application that's right for you (all free) and you can
set up your own Google Site today. Shew. It's easy. Just like a word
processing program. How do they do it? :-)
- TEACH IN KAZAKHSTAN -- Tien Shan International School is a non-profit
NGO registered with the Kazakhstan, government as Tien Shan Education
Center, a Christian institution. One of the school's chief goals is to
offer low cost education to its member families. To do this, the school
recruits teaching, administrative, and support staffs that are able to
pay their own way, through their personal retirement fund, support
groups, or the organization they belong. Though the school does not
provide housing, pay travel costs, or offer salaries, it does provide
visas, covers the in-country visa costs, staff lunches, transportation
to and from school, small class sizes, and continual staff in-service
training. TSIS does offer an experience that will change your life.
https://www.tienshanschool.org/
Be sure to click on the page entitled, "Future Teachers" for a list of
some of the personnel they need. Interested? Just write,
recruitment
(at)tienshanschool(dot)org
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email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . then join
the lines together.]
- ESL: LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE -- Anyone who has a desire to
learn English or to improve their English communication skills is
encouraged to apply for this course sponsored by Youth With A Mission,
Lebanon, PA, USA. The date of the school is July 21, 2008 to October 10,
2008. Details and application form are listed on the website
http://www.ywampa.org
or email
ywampa(at)
comcast(dot)net [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in
the preceding email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot)
with . then rejoin the address onto one line.]
- TEACHERS/STAFF NEEDED AT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN MALAYSIA -- Victory
Discovery Center has an urgent and immediate need for teachers. It's
advantageous if you are familiar with home school curriculum such as
Alpha-Omega (AOP). Contact: Dr. Nathan,
myvbi(at)tmdotnet(dot)my
[As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the preceding
email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . the
reassemble the addresses on the same line.]
- ISM FOR RETIRING OR RETURNING MISSIONARIES TO N.A. -- Missionaries
relocating to North America may continue their cross-cultural missionary
involvement by participating in International student ministry (ISM)
(with your mission agency, or seconded to an ISM, or as a volunteer).
ACMI, a N.A. network of ISMs, may be able to assist you in finding an
ISM in your area,
http://www.acmi-net.net
They'll offer over 30 ISM workshops at ACMI'08, May 29-31, near Wash
D.C.
http://www.acmi08.org
Click and learn more. Contact Leiton at
lechinn(at)
aol(dot)com [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the
preceding email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with .
then reassemble the address onto one line.]
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE ACADEMY -- Liberty University has launched
the Online Academy for grades 3-12 offering a full line of Christ-
centered curriculum, online certified teachers, administration and
guidance counseling, transcripts and dollar for dollar tuition
scholarship to attend Liberty University when you graduate! Perfect
educational option for missionary families. All you need is internet
access! They enroll students every day of the year.
http://www.libertyonlineacademy.com
- ACMC IS GOING STRONG -- ACMC conferences are great for folks who are
interested in missions and want their churches to be more effective in
reaching the unreached world. There is seemingly nearly always a
conference coming up near you. Visit
http://www.acmc.org/conferences
to download brochures and to get more info.
- CATCH THE LATEST ON STORY-TELLING -- Log on at
http://www.momentum-mag.org/momentum.php
where you'll find Justin's fine treatment of story-telling in-depth,
along with a great little reality check on the short-terming of missions
at
http://www.momentum-mag.org/pdf/200801/200801-realitycheck.pdf
- COSIM CONFERENCE: "BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK" -- It's slated
for JUNE 9-11, 2008 in the Chicago area and it's the place to go for
"best practices in cross-cultural ministry partnerships." Discover how
godly character, cultural intelligence and organizational competence
work together as essential building blocks for partnerships that glorify
Christ and really work. Participate in interactive learning sessions to
address real-world issues designed around the unique needs of churches
and ministries involved in cross-cultural partnerships. For more
information, visit
http://cosim.info
or write to Werner, Chairman of the COSIM Resource Team, at
werner(at)
mission1(dot)org [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in
the preceding email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot)
with . then reassemble the address onto one line.]
- WITH A GRATEFUL HEART -- We're so grateful to a great friend in
Chantilly, VA, for $30, received this past week, which goes to undergird
our ministry here at Brigada. These gifts grant us the ability to go on.
Thank you.
- CELEBRATE CONNECTEDNESS -- Want to do something to celebrate global
connectedness? Please pray for Brigada and the ability we have to
"connect" through this touchstone. And if the Lord has blessed you with
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- THE BACKPAGE: VIDEO-MAIL MADE EASY... AND MORE PERSONAL -- I'm
struck by how easy it's getting to do video-mail these days. I remember
as a kid, while reading a futuristic mystery novel, how fascinating it
was to ponder video-phones. I always wondered... will it really be
possible someday? Suddenly, not only is it possible, but it's also easy,
cheap, and "one-way." That last factor (the "one-way-ness") comes in
really handy because sometimes we aren't really *ready* to be seen.
(Maybe we'd feel the need to "spruce up" a bit if we had to be seen
right then, you know?) Well today's video-mail options can make it
incredibly easy to do brief one-way "touches" via video-mail. The
shocker is how *cheap* they are. (*Free*... or $25/year, for example.)
The best deal I've seen is EyeJot at:
http://www.eyejot.com
This is a plain case of one beggar telling another where to buy bread.
None of those "affiliate fees" going on. I'm just telling you... if you
stop by eyejot, pick up a Logitech 9000 webcam next time you're in the
city... You won't regret it. (That Logitech 9000 is the *best* option;
everything else is yesterday's news.) The really cool part about Eyejot
is that your recipients don't have to "register" or "install" anything.
There are no weird security warnings that show up in our browsers and no
risky executables we have to download. What's more, you can set up a
"profile" video then feature that profile video on your blog or prayer
request website. Change the "profile" video once a week and suddenly you
have a weekly podmail that is video-powered and it's as easy as falling
off a log. What used to be a big deal is suddenly fast and effective.
But why, you might ask, video-email better than regular email? I've come
to believe there are at least three reasons:
*** People *see* your non-verbals in video updates. Otherwise, they're
just plan lost.
*** Your message is *real* in these video updates. They hear it in your
voice.
*** Finally, they know it came from *you*. It's the ultimate way to
identify that this email isn't from some spammer. And when you *say* the
other person's name on video email, suddenly they know you took *time*
to communicate with them personally, rather than simply copying and
pasting the same email to 1000 others. And I'm telling you... it gets
noticed. And Eyejot is video-mail made easy. If you enjoy it like I am,
just remember you heard about it on Brigada.
Now if we can just deal with the fact that people will know it when we
haven't changed our shirt in a week. :-)
- CLOSING STUFF --
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